Hello, my friends! I hope this finds you very well.
We are having the most gorgeous summer in Seattle with day after glorious day of sun, blue skies and late-lingering twilight. Our rambling garden might just be at its best ever and we are savoring each fragrant, breeze-filled moment.
Today I bring you pink-tinted, sun-washed scenes from the tiny island of Burano, a short boat trip from historic Venice. Known for exquisite lace making, colorful houses and striped doorway curtains, Burano presents a particular charm that is architecturally quite different from the elegant palazzi of the Grand Canal. Of course, not all the houses are pink (!) but I felt that, grouped together, they offer a bright, light-drenched ode to the season that I hope captures the unique atmosphere of the island and helps extend the giddy and uplifting joy that is summer.
As always, I thank you for visiting and wish you a lovely week ahead.
love,
G
I so enjoyed this series of photos! I’ve been to Venice a couple of times but never to Burano. Oh well, guess that means I’ll just have to go back….
Absolutely lovely – did you request that the inhabitants put pure white washing on the line, and hang matching stripe doorway curtains especially for you!!!
Oh I fell in love with Burano! Can you imagine that all those people live in those cute houses every day of their lives?
Love all these gorgeous shots G, but seeing them makes me want to go back so much!
I don’t care if not all the houses are pink, I simply love the ones you’ve captured. There’s something very simple and restraint about the colour in these photos despite the fact that pink is usually a bit of a “wow” colour. I think I’d put that down to the sunshine – it fits better there than in the cold light of the UK… Love the photos :-) I hope you’re well and having a good start to the week. Love from London xo
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c’est pimpant , harmonieux
tout est plein de charme ♥♥♥
tendresse
edith (iris) France
This is splendid! Thank you the the beautiful pink day! :)
Oh, Georgianna, you have no idea how much I’m enjoying these AWE-some photos of Burano! I’ve been there many times when I was a kid, then never again. From your photos I can see it didn’t change, it’s still magical and a delight for the eyes! Thanks for sharing your lovely photos! Happy day xo
A colourful group of homes, and I like all the pink ones. I don’t understand why they put a curtain over the doors though.
Judith
Oh, dear Georgianna, what a treat! You know, I adore Italy, and Venice, in particular, is such a special place with unique atmosphere. I was only in Venice, but never visited its nearby islands. Now, this will be my another travel dream! :)
Lovely colours and beautifully captured!
Have a delightful week, dear G!
XOXO
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You really should put together a book one day.
:)
Beautiful colors.
Oh I wanna go…you have truly captured the beauty of the island.
Looks like an absolutely amazing place for a photographer to be at ;) So sweet!
Here in Sweden we have had a wonderful summer too even though the warm weather seems to have disappeared for the moment.
<3 Linnea
How beautiful these are, Georgianna!
I love the wonderful colors, and how much fun it must have been to photograph these.
I wish you a wonderful week ahead! xo.
Oh my, I want to visit! What a charming place. I love that second photo with the laundry on the line and the striped curtain…it feels so European.
My dream is that you one day could take a picture of my flowers…. Congratulations you are my favourite!
Patrizia Caccia
floristrutture Roma
Estuve en Burano hace 11 años y me encantó! entonces no era tan aficionada a la fotografía ni pintaba cuadernos de viaje a la acuarela y ahora, con tus hermosas imágenes, me han entrado unas ganas enormes de volver a ir un día y verla con nuevos ojos, los que tu me muestras. Un fuerte abrazo!
Oh so charming! Now I want a pink house too! All the pastels are so sweet. The island must have been a very beautiful place to visit, indeed!
How exciting to get to visit a place like this.. Your photos are gorgeous. I would love to visit there someday.
Hugs~
Oh all of these pastel colours and all this sun just makes me very happy! I’m in awe of the place, thank you so much for taking us along!
This is one of my favorite places in the world – wonderfully photographed by you!
Thanks a million for the reunion I feel at seeing the pictures!
Warm greetings from Denmark,
Dorthe
Burano seems to be a unique place. The colourful houses are a delight as well as the striped curtains, white laundry and pots of flowers. There’s so much to see in our wonderful world. I’m guess one would never, never tire of traveling Europe….
I’m so inspired by these. I was just sitting here on my balcony viewing textiles in various hues of purple and pink. These colours simply speak to me right now. Beautiful photography!
Enjoy your garden and the rest of summer … it’s a beautiful sunny day in Luxembourg ; – )
I love the way you captured this colorful island – reminds me a bit of Bermuda! Must have been candy to your eyes (and lens!) – such gorgeous colors!! Hope this finds you and D well – so happy to hear you have been enjoying your gardens!! Miss you my friend! :)
So lovely Georgianna! I visited Venice in Autumn so it all looked very different, more moody. Your pics have a lovely Summer vibrancy!
Oh, these photos are so beautifull. They are welcoming to warm and sunny world…they make me smile and dreaming …thank you for these lovely photos!
Hi Georgianna,
All the sun-bleached pastel colours are so beautiful and Venice is so gorgeous.
Hope you are keeping well and that you are having a wonderful summer.
xoxo Ingrid
I just took a peek through your photos of Paris and Venice. I don’t ever expect to ever go there as I’m not a very good traveler but I so enjoyed your pictures and I can dream. My youngest son has been to France three times; Paris, Nantes, and Provence, and he brings back momentoes for me with lots of pictures. Thank you for sharing the magic of those faraway places.
Blessings,
Sandi
I’m from Italy and, as you can immagine, in love with the artistic and historical beauty of our far too ancient land. Venice and its little islands are very rich in charm and colour and when I first went there at the age of 11 I suddenly fell in love with them; let me say that your glamorous photos from Burano give perfectly the idea of its joyful and cheerful atmosphere .. they are truly very very beautiful !!
I’m thanking you so much for coming and visit my blog, I’m sincerely honoured of it, and I’m greeting you a lovely week end.
Dany
This is so beautiful Georgianna!
It reminds me of the BO-KAAP here in South Africa :)
Keep well xxx
Hello, Georgiana
A number of years ago, I was able to spend a short time in Venice. I can see what I missed by not visiting Burano. The beautiful photos make me wonder how the decision to have such colourful houses came about . . .
St. John’s, Newfoundland is in a completely different part of the world and is know for hilly rows of brightly hued houses; perhaps they’re a warm contrast to harsh winters. I imagine you and your camera would enjoy them and the moody shoreline.
-Karen
“The Giddy uplifting joy of summer” – how perfectly put!! And, indeed, these images are so festive – so bright and pretty. And perfect… who hung out all white laundry for you? How pretty is that? and I love the black striped pole that matches the shutters. It’s almost like Disney except it’s better because it’s beautifully real. And so beautifully seen. Love the shadows… sigh, yup! Very fun!
So, I’ve wanted to say this for a while but have kept getting distracted right at the moment that I was going to leave this message. But…. finally!! ;)
And, also, I’ve had fun, today, looking through past posts – from last year, actually, and I’m very excited to read your tutorial on making vintage, hand tinted images. Love yours!! and love learning more – always! Thank you for it!! =)
xo
Oh, and another thing… we’ve had the perfect summer, too. I’ve never lived through such a perfect summer, in fact – beautiful, perfectly pretty day after another. Wow! Unfortunately, my little garden is engulfed in weeds. erp. I’ll get there… =)
So very pretty and romantic! I’ve been to Venice but not yet Burano…would love to go there one day. :) Hope you are enjoying the last days of August! xo
I love them so much texture. Someday I will get to Venice. thanks for sharing the pinkness
Lo-ver-ly! I most love the pic with the clothes hanging. Are these for real? :) SO lovely. Your pictures are really perfect; you really cannot fault any of them. :X
I’m so late to everything these days, I know…. Love your travel shots. And I think we saw the same houses :) One of these days we’ll be at same place at the same time! xo
Absolutely lovely! Thanks for sharing these beautiful pics!
Have a nice Sunday Monica
As always your photos are enchanting. I like very much the stripped curtains on the doors, the faded pinks of the walls.
Thank you very much for stopping by my blog.
I wish you a nice back-to-school.
A bientôt
Hélène
Absolutely beautiful G!!! Just makes me happy to see their bright beautiful exteriors!
I imagine your garden is so lovely my friend. I always love the garden this time of year.
sending hugs…
Wow truly enjoyable and very pretty!
Regards G.
xo
Regina
Perfect light, perfect colours, amazing photos!I wish I was in Italy !
I want to live in that first pink house. I really, really do. I would wear only sherbet colors and get an Irish setter, whose coat would set off the house so beautifully.